Tennis-Line calling system glitch halts play at Wimbledon qualifying


General view of a racket. REUTERS/Stephanie Lecocq/File Photo

LONDON, June ⁠24 (Reuters) - Play was suspended ⁠briefly on all courts ‌at the Wimbledon qualifying tournament on Wednesday because of a problem ​with the automated line ⁠calling system.

Britain's ⁠Dan Evans had just lost the ⁠first ‌set of his match against Australian ⁠Tristan Schoolkate on a baking ​hot ‌day at Roehampton when the ⁠problem ​arose.

Line judges were abolished last year at Wimbledon for ⁠the first time in ​the tournament's history in favour of the electronic system.

It is ⁠not the first time this week that the system has caused problems, with ​play also ⁠impacted on Monday.

It was announced ​that play would ‌resume at 1145 ​GMT.

(Reporting by Martyn Herman; Editing by Hugh Lawson)

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